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Why Drop D Is The BEST Guitar Tuning For Alt-Rock guitar! 

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Have you been looking for the best and easiest guitar tuning for Alt - Rock/Grunge style guitar. Well I think drop D is still one of the best tunings out there. Today we're looking at why I think Drop D is such a good tuning and still my absolute go to tuning when writing and playing new chord progressions. Despite it not being the most interesting or niche tuning out there.
As always Expect to hear cool sounds, barely adequate riffs and terrible jokes.
But most of all expect all things that make noises. x
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@ScottMcdonaldMusic
@ScottMcdonaldMusic Год назад
Neil Young’s harvest moon introduced me to a huge world of drop d. I realized it doesn’t have to be all heavy and distorted.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
One of the greatest!
@huwwebb8059
@huwwebb8059 Год назад
Same song for me 👍🏼
@BellsCuriosityShop
@BellsCuriosityShop Год назад
Cinnamon Girl for me. I started playing about 87 and dug Double-Dropped-D about a year later.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
My band actually has a song about Neil youngs ‘cinnamon girl’ being stuck on loop on an old cd player.
@DrowseProductions
@DrowseProductions Год назад
His tuning DADGBD was more inspired by Folk music. First song to use Drop D for it's lower and darker tone is probably She's So Heavy by the Beatles. The final segment of the song has John playing a distorted riff in Drop D to add another layer of heaviness to the song.
@fulviodimarco
@fulviodimarco Год назад
If I had an alternative/shoegaze band I would use DADGAD which gives you the same heavier strings as the Drop D but also some open D beautifulness in the skinnier ones
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Yes! DADGAD is awesome. I’d never used it much before but actually there’s a video I just edited (coming in 2 weeks) playing some Shoegazy stuff in that tuning.
@PhilipMurrayDesign
@PhilipMurrayDesign Год назад
Sounding fantastic Dan - so dynamic when you flick from edge of break up tone to full fuzz in that drop D tuning - love it.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Thanks mate!
@blpaul3
@blpaul3 Год назад
Thanks for another great tutorial. Going to tune my Squier Jazzmaster hardtail to Drop D and experiment. I was playing along with last weeks video this week and having a blast! Cheers mate!!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
That’s awesome mate. I love the look of some of the squier jazz masters!
@Parariddle
@Parariddle Год назад
Thank you Dan, I love Drop D and I LOVE WALTZER so super pleased that you showed the riff off!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Thanks so much Toby!
@grimlyfiendish7474
@grimlyfiendish7474 Год назад
Dude…..as a 49 year old post-punk grunge era dad and grandfather we REALLY need to discuss your definition of Dad Rock……Dad Rock is Freebird or Sweet Home Alabama of anything AC/DC not things reminiscent of The Cure or Joy Division ( I refuse to admit the changing of generations damn it!) 😂 Love Drop D though. Spot on with the BEST tuning. Love the channel! Keep them coming!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Haha thanks so much! Really glad you’re enjoying the channel. Ahh I get it haha. Definitely no shade on the dads 😂 I reckon it’s mainly that kick snare beat from the logic drummer haha. But you are right. Ultimate dad rock is definitely lynard skynard.
@theshimmeringcarnelians
@theshimmeringcarnelians 4 месяца назад
4:20 that riff sounds great with the Plumes. Thanks also for letting us hear it with the Big Muff. Drop D seems to be a natural fit with the Muff.
@jacobmiller4577
@jacobmiller4577 Год назад
Dope vid!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Thanks mate!
@corporaterobotslave400
@corporaterobotslave400 11 месяцев назад
I've recorded some of my favorite songs in drop D. Then I started playing doom metal and went to drop B for a long time. But now I'm picking up some of my older songs so I'm back to drop D, and it seems to fit my vocal range much better.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 11 месяцев назад
It's an awesome tuning mate!
@earh0xable
@earh0xable Месяц назад
Big fan of drop C
@TheBlackham
@TheBlackham Год назад
Nice one man
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Cheers mate!
@Kulturmatt
@Kulturmatt Год назад
How come no link to October Drift in your show notes? Got there via you mentioning Waltzer. Nice track. Looking forward to giving the new album a listen this week.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Ahh apologies. I thought I’d added it! Thanks so much for checking it out 🤘
@mycawild
@mycawild Год назад
This video is really great to show that drop d is more than mindless power chords Thank you and great video ♥
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
100%. For me I just feel like i play more naturally in that tuning.
@stuartchapman5171
@stuartchapman5171 Год назад
I cant play, but I use my old Teisco for slide and bow sound design. I love drop D with a Big Muffwith light gain or an overdrive and a spring reverb. I sounds so coherent, like you dont seem to get any disonant sounds.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
That sounds absolutely awesome!
@stuartchapman5171
@stuartchapman5171 11 месяцев назад
I've just seen your DADGAD video, that's actually the turning I use. Not being a guitarist, just being a noise monkey I didn't know the difference. I'm going to have to try this now. Being as I don't play or know music, I think DADGAD will sound better in my hands.
@jgoney
@jgoney Год назад
Your Waltzer riff reminds me of Shatter by Liz Phair for some reason, I can't quite put my finger on why. Also, I bought a Plumes because of you, it sounds so good!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
I don’t know that song! I’ll check it out. 👌 Ahh that’s awesome. It’s an amazing pedal isn’t it
@jgoney
@jgoney Год назад
​@@thesethingsmakenoises You should! It's from her Exile on Guyville album, which is a stone-cold classic 5-star record. Do consider giving it a spin next time you're looking for something new to listen to. It's not as heavy as some of the other stuff you talk about on here, but I think you might like it nonetheless. She's a brilliant songwriter. It's one of my 5 desert island albums. Speaking of which, what would be your 5 desert island albums if you had to choose?
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Ok awesome I’ll take a listen when making food tonight. Hmm it changes all the time, but currently Id probably go: The National - High Violet Radiohead - Inrainbows or Ok Computer Blur -13 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Turnstile - Glow On Maybe not as heavy as you’d think!? Currently that’s closely followed by the new Boy Genius and Wunderhorse records
@joesmith908
@joesmith908 Год назад
Awesome! I love drop d flat as a tuning haha. It’s what heart shaped box is in 😊
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Yeah me too, I use that tuning loads!
@joesmith908
@joesmith908 Год назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises Awesome!
@smoshbooz
@smoshbooz Год назад
Drop C# is the best
@AMurder0fCrows
@AMurder0fCrows Год назад
Nearly all my guitars are set up for 1/2 step down thanks to heavy Nirvana and Alice in Chains influence, so when I drop it tends to be drop C#. A good compromise for me between standard and drop C. One of the most interesting findings I had was popping a capo at the 2 on standard to try out one of my songs in F#. I really REALLY liked it, but couldn't find anything else I liked in that regularly enough to justify using it more often. Outside of pumpkins songs (where 1/2 step down sounds kind of "off" to me, even when not trying to play along with anything or anyone else), I basically live in 1/2 step down.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Ahh that’s really interesting. Yeah I use drop c# a lot too! But that’s cool that you always just stay half a step down. I also like to play with tuning differently and putting capos on like you said as it tends to give different sounds because of different tensions on the strings!
@logan..6681
@logan..6681 Год назад
Is your band October drift?? i just recently got into your channel and had no idea, if so love you guys your music is great
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Yeah! Thanks so much! 🤘
@comunidadeclimax3809
@comunidadeclimax3809 Год назад
Amazing tone and great lesson.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Thanks so much.
@dylanmonaghan7623
@dylanmonaghan7623 7 месяцев назад
I love the droning style riffs i play that style so much and it definitely gets alot of shit but fuck em you know, you do you man. Much love Dylan Portland OR
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 7 месяцев назад
Definitely mate!!
@dylanmonaghan7623
@dylanmonaghan7623 7 месяцев назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises do you think i could bounce some demos off you to get your opinion
@abvk4875
@abvk4875 Год назад
soundgarden got me addicted to drop d and open c, it used to be a half step down for me lol
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Heck yeah! 🤘
@Revtheoryhellyeah
@Revtheoryhellyeah Год назад
Keep it up Dan! - Aidan
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Thanks mate!
@denverrandy7143
@denverrandy7143 10 месяцев назад
What is your band?I really enjoy your playing and wanna check y'all out.👍
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 10 месяцев назад
Thanks so much. It’s called October Drift!
@denverrandy7143
@denverrandy7143 10 месяцев назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises Awesome and thank you.👍
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 10 месяцев назад
✌️
@Durkhead
@Durkhead Год назад
Your fav riff sounds like filter's take my picture
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
What an awesome band!
@keenantroll5151
@keenantroll5151 11 месяцев назад
There are tons of other really cool movable voicings in drop tuning when you extend the power chords further into higher strings! 00022X - M7 no 3rd 00222X - M9 no 3rd 002222 - M11 no 3rd 013XXX - M6 (maj in first inversion) 0103XX - M6 no 5th 024XXX - m6 0204XX - m6 no 5th getting into emo territory!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 11 месяцев назад
🤘🤘 awesome shout! Way better music theory than me too haha
@Huw_Evans
@Huw_Evans Год назад
what tuning is airborne panic attack in ??
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
That’s in drop c mate. ‘CGC’ I embarrassingly don’t even play anything other than those three strings in the whole song haha.
@connorjones312
@connorjones312 4 месяца назад
Drop D sounds great i use it all the time but Drop C#?? 🤤
@BellsCuriosityShop
@BellsCuriosityShop Год назад
I remember forgetting to retune my guitar to standard during band practise and wondering why everything was so disonant
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
The amount of times I’ve gone to play a song live in standard after playing in drop d and it’s sounded pretty ‘fruity’ for the intro is embarrassing 😳
@BellsCuriosityShop
@BellsCuriosityShop Год назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises it's the oddest thing - sounds normal but not... I guess it sounds fine in some ways because it's basically a "flat7" note, but the "not" is due to it in the bass. Reminded me of Sonic Youth occasionally.
@zombielynx21
@zombielynx21 3 месяца назад
If it's good enough for Adam Jones, it's good enough for me bth.
@xDTHx
@xDTHx Год назад
Just wnated to say, those are minor add 7 chords. Not sus 2. Its the everlomg chord.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Are they really? Hell no! I’ve been doing it all wrong haha. Thank you!
@xDTHx
@xDTHx Год назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises yeah, not a problem, if you want to play sus 2 chords look at black hole sun. Sus 2 chords are still a very alt rock thing!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Great tune! I do think they are the same though in ever long as you’re just playing the route the 5th and then the suspended 2nd? There’s no minor third in the chord?
@xDTHx
@xDTHx Год назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises I apologize I meant major 7. Idk it's hard to say because it does ommit a lot of chord information, but functionally I think they're major 7ths?
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Perhaps it’s because it’s just off a power chord that makes it harder to tell? But you could be right for sure!
@al271987
@al271987 10 месяцев назад
So “dad rock” is just playing something that kinda sounds like Abandonded Pools mixed with the Smashing Pumpkins?
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 10 месяцев назад
Hahaha! I’m sorry.
@dariagodina
@dariagodina Год назад
Ah! Stole my thunder here 8:24 PS Waltzer is 💔🩹🙏🕊️✨
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Haha! Thanks Daria!
@danielg2946
@danielg2946 Год назад
Soundgarden!!
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Hell yeah! 🤘
@stuartchapman5171
@stuartchapman5171 11 месяцев назад
You were hard on yourself laughing at one finger bar chords. The guitarist in Crass and several other punk axe folk only ever did that. If you haven't checked their music then Penis Envy is often considered a master peice. Well ahead of its time.
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises 11 месяцев назад
Thanks! Ahh awesome I’ll check it out!
@smoshbooz
@smoshbooz Год назад
A big reason why I'm tuned to drop D is because that's what Spiderland was written in. The riffs are awesome and not your standard drop D bollocks
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
I need to properly listen to that album!
@smoshbooz
@smoshbooz Год назад
@@thesethingsmakenoises it's really good! It might not be everyone's cup of tea but the riffs at least are creative and effective. Nosferatu Man is really hard, groovy, and fun to play
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
I’ll get on it!
@siempreesmedianoche
@siempreesmedianoche Год назад
i am around drop d, DADABE, DADAAD, DADAF#E on my current band
@thesethingsmakenoises
@thesethingsmakenoises Год назад
Some epic tunings for me to mess about with there!
@funhousebaby3104
@funhousebaby3104 Год назад
Shhhhhhhhh I've got a whole set tjned to dadaad! Haha
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